gemænscipe
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gamainiskapi, equivalent to ġemǣne + -sċipe. Cognate with Dutch gemeenschap and German Gemeinschaft.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjeˌmæːnˌʃi.pe/
Noun
ġemǣnsċipe m
- community
Declension
Declension of gemænscipe (strong ja-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | ġemǣnsċipe | ġemǣnsċipas |
accusative | ġemǣnsċipe | ġemǣnsċipas |
genitive | ġemǣnsċipes | ġemǣnsċipa |
dative | ġemǣnsċipe | ġemǣnsċipum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ġemǣnsċipe”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.